Tasmanian Times
Society
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716Tassie’s tough new smoking laws
The Tasmanian State Parliament has banned smoking in outdoor dining areas, at sporting events, bus shelters and playgrounds. The Upper House on...
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Facelift plans for public housing
The Minister for Human Services, Cassy O’Connor, today (Thurs) announced plans to redevelop one of Hobart’s oldest public housing complexes into new...
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Report Finds Tasmania’s Marine Life Globally Significant
Picture: Geoff Rollins A new report titled “Nowhere Else on Earth: Tasmania’s Marine Natural Values” has for the first time, collated the...
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Government’s Wasteful Health and Safety Record Slammed
Tasmania’s public sector union today (Wed) released figures showing massive blowouts in both injury rates and workers’ compensation insurance premiums for state...
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Young Designers Rewarded for Hobart Vision
Two young designers have each won $500 for their visionary schemes for the Hobart CBD, showcased as part of the Hidden Hobart...
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The best way to push bad policy is to wrap it in a ‘security’ blanket
These days, the surest way to gain acceptance for policy proposals that former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry might have called “frankly, bad”...
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Murdoch buries the lead as reshuffle has Hartigan bowing out at News Ltd
RUPERT Murdoch underplayed a key move of his own in his announcement that John Hartigan would step down as chairman and chief...
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Giant Freshwater Crayfish latest Forestry Tasmania collateral damage …
Experts fear a planned logging operation in Tasmania’s north-west threatens the survival of the Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster. A river system near...
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UK Olympic scandal with endangered Tassie timber
• The Independent, UK: So much for the ‘truly Green Games’: Olympic athletes to train on timber from ‘endangered’ forests Wood from...
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Tarkine must be protected
• Senator Christine Milne: Infected devils on door of Tarkine Feds must heritage list now The discovery of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour...
